What's sadder — the fact that Karl Lagerfeld described himself as "the visual version of Homer. I did with my camera what he did with his pen, although we understand that he probably didn't use a pen," at the unveiling of his ancient-deities-themed Pirelli calendar, or the fact that Women's Wear Daily felt the need to insert [ancient Greek writer] before Homer's name? [Successful Canadian model] Daria Werbowy, by the way, is now nude in not one but two 2011 calendars. [WWD]

A six-year legal battle between Tiffany & Co. and eBay is over, with advantage to the latter. The Supreme Court declined to hear Tiffany's appeal, leaving a lower court's ruling — that eBay cannot be held liable if third parties buy and sell counterfeit jewelry through its site — to stand. [WWD]

However! The Department of Justice and Homeland Security yesterday shut down 82 websites known to sell counterfeit goods. The feds seized the domain names, because the actual businesses were mainly based in China. We bet that'll stop 'em cold. [WWD]

Ford's super-private spring runway show, which marked the designer's return to women's wear, excluded most media and all photographers except for Richardson. He snapped away at the models — Karlie Kloss, Liya Kebede, Beyoncé, and Julianne Moore among them — with abandon. Well, Richardson's shots are out now in British Harper's Bazaar, if you care about a three-month-old runway show. [Fashionologie]

There are rumors that Tom Brady, husband of Gisele Bündchen, is growing his hair long BECAUSE HE IS GOING BALD. [NYDN]

Christopher Kane's first men's wear collection is inspired by "space pictures" and the explosions in them. Well, the prices are astronomical. [Vogue UK]

Mondo Guerra, the HIV+ designer who was cruelly denied the winning spot on Project Runway, is selling a t-shirt at Piperlime to raise money for AIDS research. [Racked]

Fragrance and cosmetics giant Coty is on a bit of a buying spree. It's recently added Philosophy and Dr Scheller Cosmetics to its portfolio — and it will soon own the nail polish brand OPI. The price for OPI is just under $1 billion. [WWD]

Gilt Groupe is launching another online retail venture — for men. It will sell men's wear at full price and for a whole season, rather than at the 48-hour discounted flash sales for which it is known. [WWD]

A young woman who lost two front teeth when she was brutally beaten by a police officer in New York City, and successfully won a $75,000 settlement, used the money to start a fashion label called Married to the MOB. Logically, she is on Millionaire Matchmaker. [NYPost]